The high for the night was 31.2% (when Abe his hit home run in the 9th).

Ratings for last year's Game 5 were 20.2%.

The ratings for the Hokkaido area were 45.1%.

...Celebration venues? If the Giants win the series, they will celebrate in the underground parking area at their hotel. If the Fighters win the series, they will celebrate in the underground parking area at the Sapporo Dome.

Nippon Ham Fighters

...When Masataka Nashida was asked if he was still going to useHisashi Takeda as the closer, he replied, "Show me a pitcher that can replace Hisashi! ... Those kinds of questions are disrespectful towards Hisashi."